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"HIGHER" EDUCATIONS

James Evans delivers highly interactive presentations in schools on his 30 years mountaineering and exploring adventures whilst at the same time building a very successful corporate career running business operations across the UK.
 
Experienced in delivering bespoke discussions and/or presentations to children
aged 7 in Primary school right through to 6th form.
 
A unique experience where children & young adults get to see and handle equipment used when mountaineering; discussions include James's trips to the Himalaya, to African & Ecuadorian volcanoes, to the Alps as well as to Antarctica. 
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If you want:-
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  1. To inspire curiosity in the diverse world we live in
  2. To see the powerful link between a healthy body and a healthy mind
  3. To create excitement and an interest spending time outdoors exploring locally
  4.  How to build a successful career and still be able to adventure & explore
  5. How to build resilience when faced with life after school
  6. How good communication will enhance your working life, no text speak!
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Then this is a very rare & unique opportunity for your children & young adults to meet James; a Wolverhampton born mountaineer & adventurer. Equipment includes :-

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  • Ice axe and climbing helmet

  • Climbing harnesses

  • 6000 metre mountaineering boots with crampons

  • High altitude clothing

  • Understand the Antarctic conditions, weather & daylight

  • Climbing rope & carabinas

  • Can they carry a standard trekking 12kg rucksack ?

  • Head torches & Cat 4 mountaineering sunglasses

  • Heart rate and oxygen saturation monitor

  • Genuine Everest glacier rockfall 

  • Himalayan Yak bells

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Direct feedback from schools have said that this hands on personalised approach really brings to life valuable education in :- 

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PSHE

  • Inspiring belief in goals & dreams

  • Equality, resilience, hard work and ambition

  • The powerful links between daily excercise and positive mental health

  • The excitement of outdoor activities for a healthy balanced life

  • Teamwork and helping others, leading to memberships of groups such as the Scouts & Girl Guides, or joining the Duke of Edinburgh scheme

  • Outdoor activities to have a break from electronics and social media

  • Respect for each other, can you pay it forward?

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Geography

  • Inspire a curiosity & fascination about our world

  • Engage with diverse environments & cultures from different continents

  • Global warming & climate change, from the Himalaya to the Antarctic 

  • Sustainability and our environment

  • Multi media experiences of the hugely different landscapes; mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, rivers, & icebergs the size of cities. 

 

For older children and young adults

  • Thinking about career choices

  • Achieving a rewarding career in what excites you

  • James has led a very successful corporate career whilst still adventuring

  • The importance of resilience, expect rejection

  • The art of good communication to get what you want from life

  • Interviews; companies recruit on personality & values, they train the how

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